Decide team names and theme to focus on -- this needs to be decided no later than 2 weeks from now. For names, this week we'll narrow it down for the 2 teams that are still deciding. Assuming it's one of the ones from the list generated 2 weeks ago, we'll go with that. If not, we'll run it past those missing one more time for online input. It needs to be final by next week, regardless of who's there. LEGO XMen -- name set Ryan, Canaan, Jeremy
LEGO Indians or LEGO History Delta, AJ, Ari, Levi, Gray
Haunted House, Haunted City Titanic, Super LEGO People, Super Dog, Titanic, DJZooM, Alvin & the Chipmunks Demetrius, Jamie, Zane, Mark
Tshirt design
This week: Need a design for "JrFLL at the Forge" and a decision about tshirt colors -- if more than one to choose from, we can send them out via vote or comment by email and have a decision by the end of the week so we can send the design to Kimi.
We'll assume the button designs and the team-specific part of the tshirts will be the same...
Team topic themes:
Using the timelines to start with, I'd like them to look at all the timelines this week and talk about what the background inventions were -- and brainstorm some future ideas that their grandparents would enjoy using or find helpful (it needs to come back to seniors somehow!). During the week they can research one item from the past on their theme and bring it in next week to start pulling things together for their display board. Overall moving from theme choice to having a model: 1. Decide theme 2. Discuss / hands-on / think about: overall trend in that theme or a specific theme For the 2 younger teams:
each child chooses one step in the development of the technology:
at home: research it -- bring in a photo or two for the display board about that step or learn more about the how and why of that step
build a lego model of it (at home or one class -- with or without moving parts -- maybe the team can focus on one thing to build together from the past?)
ask grand parents about that invention -- any good stories or what they remember about it? what was cool, what was easy to use, etc. -- include that on the board
As a team, brainstorm what their technology might look like in the future -- decide how to build this component together and be able to list points about it (gets captured on the display board)
Stretch goal -- can they figure out how to incorporate a motor and WeDo to show that technology as a group
For the older team -- it would be great to be able to talk through this part with them to design what they think should go on their board showing a previous technology and a future technology that would solve a problem seniors have -- but can fall back to this plan if we need to. Suggestion? Thoughts????
Parents taking the lead on each team:
Youngest team: Hope, Yelena and Erin as needed
Middle team: Jenn and Crystall as needed Oldest team: Susan, (Crystall or Jen as needed) Sally/Linda/Erin when time?: Expo planning
By date:
Date
Prep At home
In class
Name/theme
Model
Display
11/6
Any tshirt designs for "JrFLL at the Forge"
Discuss team name with kids
Finalize JrFLL at the Forge tshirt design and color, hopefully (otherwise get input online by the end of the month)
Discuss themes -- progression and future
Name finalized for each team
Theme discussed and finalized for each team?
Start building model of theme
n/a
11/13
Do research on one aspect of the technology theme chosen -- bring in 11/27
Theme definitely final
Buttons started to be designed
Past and future model build #2 -- incorporate WeDo and moving part?
Draw out areas on the display board -- what goes where? What does each team member want on the board?
11/20
THANKSGIVING -- OFF
11/27
Talk about the theme item and future innovations with grandparents
Seniors Week 09 Nov 6
Overall plan left
Team names:
Decide team names and theme to focus on -- this needs to be decided no later than 2 weeks from now.
For names, this week we'll narrow it down for the 2 teams that are still deciding. Assuming it's one of the ones from the list generated 2 weeks ago, we'll go with that. If not, we'll run it past those missing one more time for online input. It needs to be final by next week, regardless of who's there.
LEGO XMen -- name set
Ryan, Canaan, Jeremy
LEGO Indians or LEGO History
Delta, AJ, Ari, Levi, Gray
Haunted House, Haunted City Titanic, Super LEGO People, Super Dog, Titanic, DJZooM, Alvin & the Chipmunks
Demetrius, Jamie, Zane, Mark
Tshirt design
This week:
Need a design for "JrFLL at the Forge" and a decision about tshirt colors -- if more than one to choose from, we can send them out via vote or comment by email and have a decision by the end of the week so we can send the design to Kimi.
Designing buttons:
If your kids want to play around with some designs, the templates are here -- we use the 2 1/4 inch round size.
http://www.americanbuttonmachines.com/Button_Templates.html
We'll assume the button designs and the team-specific part of the tshirts will be the same...
Team topic themes:
Using the timelines to start with, I'd like them to look at all the timelines this week and talk about what the background inventions were -- and brainstorm some future ideas that their grandparents would enjoy using or find helpful (it needs to come back to seniors somehow!).
During the week they can research one item from the past on their theme and bring it in next week to start pulling things together for their display board.
Overall moving from theme choice to having a model:
1. Decide theme
2. Discuss / hands-on / think about: overall trend in that theme or a specific theme
For the 2 younger teams:
Stretch goal -- can they figure out how to incorporate a motor and WeDo to show that technology as a group
For the older team -- it would be great to be able to talk through this part with them to design what they think should go on their board showing a previous technology and a future technology that would solve a problem seniors have -- but can fall back to this plan if we need to.
Suggestion? Thoughts????
Parents taking the lead on each team:
Youngest team: Hope, Yelena and Erin as needed
Middle team: Jenn and Crystall as needed
Oldest team: Susan, (Crystall or Jen as needed)
Sally/Linda/Erin when time?: Expo planning
By date:
At home
Discuss team name with kids
Discuss themes -- progression and future
Theme discussed and finalized for each team?
Buttons started to be designed
Practice explaining